Lafayette County has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to square off against the Lexington Minutemen at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Lafayette County nor Lexington posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Thursday, Lafayette County came up short against Knob Noster and fell 6-1. The Huskers haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Myla Petersen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up nine Ks. Those nine strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
Even though they lost, Lafayette County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Lexington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They came up short against Carrollton, falling 17-0.
Lafayette County's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Lexington, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
Lafayette County was able to grind out a solid win over Lexington in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 12-9. Will Lafayette County repeat their success, or does Lexington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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